15 minute lecture about the What, Why and How questions on PDA management of preterm infants in the NICU.
Held at the Berzelius Symposium "The Cardiac Patient from Birth to Adulthood", 22 February 2019, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus - management in preterm infants
1. Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- management in preterm infants
Stefan Johansson
consultant neonatologist, Sachs Children’s Hospital
associate professor, Karolinska institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
The Cardiac Patient from Birth to Adulthood. Berzelius Symposium, 22 February 2019
3. ”Despite…research and clinical experience…
over 6 decades, there is still uncertainty and
controversy about the significance, evaluation,
and management of patent ductus arteriosus in
preterm infants…”
AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn.
Pediatrics Dec 2015. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3730
7. Left-right-shunt through PDA leads to:
• Hyperperfusion of the lung circulation
• Hypoperfusion of the systemic circulation (brain, guts, kidneys etc)
• Risk of heart failure (increased volume load on left side)
8. PDA – common clinical problem
0
20
40
60
80
100
22 w 23 w 24 w 25 w 26 w
PDA rate (%)
EXPRESS Group. Acta Paediatrica 2010;99:978.
9. PDA – how is it defined?
van Overmeire. New Engl J Med 2000;343:674
• diastolic flow easily detectable… main
pulmonary artery
• diastolic backflow in the aorta
immediately beneath the ductus
• LA-to-Ao-ratio >1.6
Richards. Pediatrics 2009;124:e287
• left to right ductal shunting
• increased LA-to-Ao-ratio
• failure to wean from mechanical
ventilation
Gudmundsdottir. Neonatology 2015:107:87
• PDA defined as the ICD code for PDA
Aikio. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014;27:1252-6
• left-atrium-to-aorta ratio >1.3
• tachycardia
• high systolic – diastolic BP difference
• persistent respiratory distress
10. This ”disease” has no universal definition…
Zonnenberg. Acta Paediatrica 2012;101:247
16. Prophylactic Tx closes the duct but…
999 ELBW infants
49% had PDA after placebo21% had PDA after indo
Schmidt. J Pediatr 2006;148:730
41% developed BPD45% developed BPD
17. Timing of medical closure and BPD risk
Medical treatment
(postnatal age)
BPD (36 wks)
0-2 days 1.00 (ref)
3-6 days 0.83 (0.42-1.64)
≥7 days 0.28 (0.13-0.61)
Background and results:
• is long PDA shunt duration negative?
• is later medical closure associated
with higher BPD risk?
Finding and interpretation:
• timing of PDA treatment did not
influence BPD risk
Gudmundsdottir. Neonatology 2015;107:87-92
24. Conclusions
• There is no universal PDA definition but…
use echocardiography to set your diagnosis
• You can always close the PDA but…
noone knows exactly why you should
• ”More research is needed”